Table 1.
Overview of the investigated nicotine pouches. Labeled information (nicotine content, warning labels and recommendations on intake, if available) as well as results of nicotine analytics were depicted and, in case of nicotine levels, compared with each other. GHS - Globally Harmonized System. GHS symbol 06: skull, GHS symbol 07: exclamation mark.
| No. | Pouch weight [g] | Labeled nicotine | Nicotine/pouch according to label [mg] | Detected nicotine [g/100 g] |
Uncertainty (± g/100 g) |
Detected nicotine/pouch [mg] | Difference between labeled and detected nicotine/pouch [mg] | Relative difference labeled/detected nicotine/pouch [%] | Warning for children (C) or pregnant women (P) | GHS pictogram | Recommended intake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.49 | - | - | 1.80 | 0.13 | 9.0 | - | - | C | 07 | |
| 2 | 0.73 | 16 mg/g | 11.7 | 1.63 | 0.12 | 11.9 | −0.2 | 2 | C | 07 | |
| 3 | 0.49 | 24 mg/g | 11.8 | 2.38 | 0.17 | 11.7 | 0.1 | 1 | C | 07 | |
| 4 | 0.54 | 22.5 mg/g | 12.2 | 1.52 | 0.12 | 8.2 | 4 | 33 | C, P | 07 | |
| 5 | 0.58 | 24 mg/g | 13.9 | 1.57 | 0.12 | 9.1 | 4.8 | 35 | C | 07 | |
| 6 | 0.4 | 1.5 % | 6 | 1.42 | 0.11 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 5 | C | - | |
| 7 | 0.69 | - | - | 0.46 | 0.04 | 3.2 | - | - | C | 07 | |
| 8 | 0.57 | 15 mg/g | 8.6 | 1.04 | 0.08 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 31 | C, P | 07 | |
| 9 | 0.49 | 18 mg/g | 8.8 | 1.34 | 0.1 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 25 | C | 07 | |
| 10 | 0.52 | 50 mg/g | 26 | 3.45 | 0.23 | 17.9 | 8.1 | 31 | C | 07 | |
| 11 | 0.71 | - | - | 1.46 | 0.11 | 10.4 | - | - | C | 07 | |
| 12 | 0.55 | - | - | 1.79 | 0.13 | 9.8 | - | - | C | 07 | |
| 13 | 0.85 | 1.6 % | 13.6 | 1.58 | 0.12 | 13.4 | 0.2 | 1 | C | - | |
| 14 | 0.83 | 1.2 % | 10 | 1.16 | 0.09 | 9.6 | 0.4 | 4 | C | - | |
| 15 | 0.59 | 10 mg/pouch | 10 | 1.45 | 0.11 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 14 | C | 07 | 20 min |
| 16 | 0.76 | - | - | 7.37 | 1.13 | 56 | - | - | C, P | 06 | |
| 17 | 0.39 | - | - | 3.32 | 0.51 | 12.9 | - | - | C, P | 06 | 30 min |
| 18 | 0.44 | 16 mg/g | 7 | 1.48 | 0.23 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 7 | C, P | 07 | 30 min |
| 19 | 0.43 | 6 mg/g | 2.58 | 0.52 | 0.08 | 2.2 | 0.38 | 15 | C, P | 07 | 30 min |
| 20 | 0.38 | - | - | 0.85 | 0.13 | 3.2 | - | - | C, P | 06 | 30 min |
| 21 | 0.49 | 8 mg/pouch | 8 | 1.15 | 0.09 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 30 | C | 07 | |
| 22 | 0.69 | - | - | 1.31 | 0.1 | 9.04 | - | - | - | - | |
| 23 | 0.65 | - | - | 0.48 | 0.04 | 3.1 | - | - | C | 07 | |
| 24 | 0.4 | - | - | 1.99 | 0.31 | 7.96 | - | - | C, P | 06 | 30 min |
| 25 | 0.74 | - | - | 6.37 | 0.98 | 47.1 | - | - | C, P | 06 | |
| 26 | 0.39 | - | - | 2.14 | 0.33 | 8.3 | - | - | C, P | 06 | 30 min |
| 27 | 0.42 | - | - | 4.34 | 0.67 | 18.2 | - | - | C, P | 06 | 30 min |
| 28 | 0.74 | 49.9 mg/g | 36.9 | 4.12 | 0.63 | 30.5 | 6.4 | 17 | C,P | - | |
| 29 | 0.56 | - | - | 5.17 | 0.78 | 29.0 | - | - | C,P | 06, 07 | |
| 30 | 0.62 | - | - | 7.86 | 1.21 | 48.7 | - | - | C, P | 07 | |
| 31 | 0.48 | - | - | 1.48 | 0.23 | 7.1 | - | - | C, P | 07 | 30 min |